Counsel: If there's a competing right, rules have to be read in a way that my right to access my house is not watered down. My right is as important as that of a dog. We are not suggesting all dogs are to be done away with. They can live in their habitat. But scheme of Act has to be seen. Under Article 21, access to public way or house can't be fettered by a feeding area. Today your lordships are under pressure...

Bench: We are under no pressure

J Nath: Dog can always smell a human who is afraid, someone who has been bitten before and it will bite him. Your pet would also bite. [Someone shakes head in disagreement] We are talking from personal experience, so don't shake your head.

Counsel: Most obliged

J Mehta: Unintentionally if a pet attacks another person, it's an offense

Counsel: Suppose I am 85-yr old, I may feel the stray animal is a nuisance on my way to my house. If your lordships wait for 5-10 yrs more, 100, 1000s more deaths may take place.